“Who would have thought the WWE champion would be the UFC champion? You never know what can happen in the fight game. I’d love to see it happen, it’s a long shot but I’d love to see it.”
The above quote is from UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn when the champion was speaking with the The Sun (based out of the UK). Essentially, it’ll happen. Why would it not? It’s pretty well understood that Dana White likes to create fights that will make him, his organization, and his parenting company a lot of money.
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I could probably interview Roy Nelson if I really wanted to, but I know I would criticize him for his actions on and off the mat when it comes down to his fight with Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson on last week’s episode of TUF: Heavyweights.
Since beating Kimbo in the second round due to a TKO of strikes and basically smothering Kimbo (could we legally claim this as attempted murder?), Nelson has been all talk. Even Dana White has commented on the fact that Nelson thinks he did something greater than what actually took place.
Continue reading ‘Roy Nelson: Really?’
The third episode of The Ultimate Fighter’s 10th season showcased a much anticipated fight between YouTube sensation Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson and former IFL champion Roy Nelson. What advertisements from TUF, Spike, and the UFC failed to mention to the fans is that the fight, honestly, showcased Kimbo and Roy’s lack of technique in wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, respectively.
After the fight was over, and when I was texting and tweeting asking people’s opinion on the clusterfuck that I had just witnessed, Dana White was seeing dollar signs.
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